Mississippi River Flood Control, Morganza Floodway: Hearings Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Seventy- Fifth Congress, Third Session, on Mar. 28-30, 1938Considers (74) S. 3531, (75) S. 3354. |
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... flow of the Yazoo River system may be located by the Chief of Engineers , in his discretion ; And provided further , That the Chief of Engineers may , in his discretion , substitute levees , floodways , or auxiliary channels , or any or ...
... flow of the Yazoo River system may be located by the Chief of Engineers , in his discretion ; And provided further , That the Chief of Engineers may , in his discretion , substitute levees , floodways , or auxiliary channels , or any or ...
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... flow down into the Atchafalaya . The Morganza floodway was also authorized by the Overton Act of 1936. The Morganza floodway is situated on an air line between 30 and 40 miles below the Eudora floodway . Between the Eudora floodway and ...
... flow down into the Atchafalaya . The Morganza floodway was also authorized by the Overton Act of 1936. The Morganza floodway is situated on an air line between 30 and 40 miles below the Eudora floodway . Between the Eudora floodway and ...
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... flows down into the Gulf of Mecixo through a separate channel . The Overton Act of 1936 provided that neither the Eudora flocdway nor the Morganza floodway should be constructed until options cover- ing 75 percent of the estimated value ...
... flows down into the Gulf of Mecixo through a separate channel . The Overton Act of 1936 provided that neither the Eudora flocdway nor the Morganza floodway should be constructed until options cover- ing 75 percent of the estimated value ...
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... flow into the floodway will not commence until a stage corresponding to 51 feet on the Vicksburg gage has been reached , and not then if anticipated stages indicate that the use of the floodway will not be necessary . What was the flood ...
... flow into the floodway will not commence until a stage corresponding to 51 feet on the Vicksburg gage has been reached , and not then if anticipated stages indicate that the use of the floodway will not be necessary . What was the flood ...
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... flow should be through Morganza and when it should begin ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . Yes , sir . Senator OVERTON . You think that would be an amendment that would be helpful ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . I am sure it would ; yes ...
... flow should be through Morganza and when it should begin ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . Yes , sir . Senator OVERTON . You think that would be an amendment that would be helpful ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . I am sure it would ; yes ...
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75 percent acres ALLEN alluvial valley Angola Arkansas City Arkansas River Atchafalaya Basin Atchafalaya River authorized back protection levee Baton Rouge Bonnet Carre Brigadier General FERGUSON built capacity carry Chairman Chief of Engineers committee condemnation Congress construction cubic feet cut-offs Delta diversion easements Eudora floodway Eudora spillway feet per second flowage easements flowage rights freeboard fuse fuseplug levee gage give Government Governor LECHE grade and section GRUBS HAMLEY HEBERT JACOBS KLORER land levee board levee district Louisiana Louisiana line Major General SCHLEY middle section miles Mississippi River Commission Morganza floodway Morganza spillway Natchez necessary Orleans Overton Act Overton bill plug Pointe Coupee Parish police jury problem question Red River Representative WHITTINGTON reservoirs rights-of-way Senator BILBO Senator MILLER Senator OVERTON Senator OVERTON presiding Senator SHEPPARD side statement SUMMERLIN superflood tion Total number Total value United Vicksburg West Atchafalaya